Expedite clearance process for roads in forest and wildlife areas, officials told
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Special Chief Secretary holds review meeting
Special Chief Secretary A.Santhi Kumari has asked forest officials to expedite the clearance process for roads proposed in the forest and wildlife areas.
During a review meeting with the officials of Forest and Roads & Buildings departments here on Saturday, she discussed the forest and wildlife clearances pertaining to 181 road stretches of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, roads through the left-wing extremism-affected areas, roads pertaining to the National Highways wing of the R&B department apart from the R&B roads..
Explaining the prescribed procedure to obtain the clearances, she asked officials to attend shortcomings for the proposals in an advanced stage of clearance immediately, so that majority of the high-priority projects can be forwarded to the regional office. Budget allocated for the State may lapse if the projects are not completed in a time-bound manner, she cautioned.